dressage

[ druh-sahzh; French dre-sazh ]

/ drəˈsɑʒ; French drɛˈsaʒ /

the art or method of training a horse in obedience and in precision of movement.

Origin of dressage

1935–40; < French, equivalent to dress(er) to dress + -age -age

And no Stepford husband would ever tolerate a wife with as consuming a personal passion as dressage.

American Dreams: ‘The Stepford Wives’ by Ira Levin |Nathaniel Rich |August 24, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Dressage is a useful therapy for people with multiple sclerosis.

Lay Off the Dressage Attacks on Mitt and Ann Romney’s Horse Rafalca |Michelle Cottle |August 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The Telegraph: Royal horsewoman Zara Philips still in contention for a medal with the UK's equestrian team in dressage.

Royal Round Up |Tom Sykes |July 29, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The first time the “military test”—dressage, jumping, and eventing—was included in the Olympics was in 1912.

Ann Romney’s Horse Goes to the Olympics: 6 Key Facts About the Sport of Dressage | |June 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

After this, dressage became a more civilian sport, and the first women competed at the 1952 Olympics.

Ann Romney’s Horse Goes to the Olympics: 6 Key Facts About the Sport of Dressage | |June 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
She laughed very prettily and told me my dressage would perhaps be difficult, as I was noble.

The King in Yellow |Robert W. Chambers

dressage

/ (ˈdrɛsɑːʒ) /

the method of training a horse to perform manoeuvres in response to the rider's body signals

the manoeuvres performed by a horse trained in this method

French: preparation, from Old French dresser to prepare; see dress